Tips for a low budget dream vacation.
Learn how to travel cheap by planning ahead.

Tip #42 - Travel DIY Kit

Minor emergency tools and practical items in a handy spot in your luggage can prove to be a life and money-saver.

A quick stop into the dollar store or local retailer before you leave home for a do-it-yourself kit that contains various small items like rubber bands, small tube of instant glue, paper clips, masking tape, Velcro, tissue-paper, sewing kit, Swiss-Army knife, etc. could save you embarrassment, time and money!

It is wise to toss something like this into your check-in luggage. They take up limited space (will even fit in a shoe, as mentioned earlier), and can come in handy in solving minor emergencies.